Mother's Day

Making breakfast in bed for a mom on Mother’s Day is a very nice present. However,  most kids don’t even know where to start or what kinds of foods to make. My mom likes scones, so I’ve posted her favorite recipe here. It’s not as dry as scones are normally because it’s made with buttermilk, which keeps the scones moist and delicious. I add chocolate chips and dried cherries, but you can use all chocolate, all cherries, or other dried fruits if you want. Serving scones with hot tea, coffee, orange juice, or whatever drink your mom prefers can be a breakfast all by itself! Or you can make toast in the toaster and serve it with butter and fruit preserves on the side. If you know how to cook eggs, you can make an omlet or scrambled eggs and serve them along with the rest of the breakfast. Here’s the scone recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

¼ cup sugar

1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces

½ cup each chocolate chips and dried cherries

1 teaspoon vanilla

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 egg

1 tablespoon milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend together with flour mixture using two knives. It should look like crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips and the cherries. Whisk together buttermilk and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture. Gently knead dough 4 or 5 times on a lightly floured surface. Pat dough into a circle and cut into 8 pizza-shaped slices. Make an egg wash of one tablespoon milk and one egg, beaten together, and brush it on top of the scones. Sprinkle tops with sugar and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.